They have the best coach and quarterback combination of today and perhaps ever. Still the two best at what they do, and have an arsenal of extremely talented runningbacks of many different styles, one that can receive as good as we've seen since Kevin Faulk, a better and younger version of Wes Welker in Danny Amendola which is actually Wes 2.5. If Julian Edelman stays healthy who knows how good he can be. And two very talented and versatile rookie receivers with physicality, speed, smarts and hands ... not to mention that offensive line and Gronk coming back earlier then expected is a possibility. And with drafting OLB/DE Jamie Collins and Michael Buchanan, adding interrior pash rush help for Wilfork with Tommy Kelly and Armstead, re-signing CB Aqib Talib, very talented CB Ras-I Dowling getting healthy, second year players DE Chandler Jones, Don'ta Hightower, and FS Tavon Wilson possibly rising, moving Devin McCourty to FS where he is very good and signing all-pro SS Adrian Wilson along with signing KR Great Leon Washington and I give Miami no chance to dethrone NE.

They have the best coach and quarterback combination of today and perhaps ever. Still the two best at what they do, and have an arsenal of extremely talented runningbacks of many different styles, one that can receive as good as we've seen since Kevin Faulk, a better and younger version of Wes Welker in Danny Amendola which is actually Wes 2.5. If Julian Edelman stays healthy who knows how good he can be. And two very talented and versatile rookie receivers with physicality, speed, smarts and hands ... not to mention that offensive line and Gronk coming back earlier then expected is a possibility. And with drafting OLB/DE Jamie Collins and Michael Buchanan, adding interrior pash rush help for Wilfork with Tommy Kelly and Armstead, re-signing CB Aqib Talib, very talented CB Ras-I Dowling getting healthy, second year players DE Chandler Jones, Don'ta Hightower, and FS Tavon Wilson possibly rising, moving Devin McCourty to FS where he is very good and signing all-pro SS Adrian Wilson along with signing KR Great Leon Washington and I give Miami no chance to dethrone NE.

You keep drinking that kool aid!

When people start bringing up late round draft picks as reasons for anything in football I know they are smoking crack. You should have stopped after the first 2 sentences. Your argument would have made much more sense. The rest of what you wrote was a fan being a fan._________________

They have the best coach and quarterback combination of today and perhaps ever. Still the two best at what they do, and have an arsenal of extremely talented runningbacks of many different styles, one that can receive as good as we've seen since Kevin Faulk, a better and younger version of Wes Welker in Danny Amendola which is actually Wes 2.5. If Julian Edelman stays healthy who knows how good he can be. And two very talented and versatile rookie receivers with physicality, speed, smarts and hands ... not to mention that offensive line and Gronk coming back earlier then expected is a possibility. And with drafting OLB/DE Jamie Collins and Michael Buchanan, adding interrior pash rush help for Wilfork with Tommy Kelly and Armstead, re-signing CB Aqib Talib, very talented CB Ras-I Dowling getting healthy, second year players DE Chandler Jones, Don'ta Hightower, and FS Tavon Wilson possibly rising, moving Devin McCourty to FS where he is very good and signing all-pro SS Adrian Wilson along with signing KR Great Leon Washington and I give Miami no chance to dethrone NE.

You keep drinking that kool aid!

When people start bringing up late round draft picks as reasons for anything in football I know they are smoking crack. You should have stopped after the first 2 sentences. Your argument would have made much more sense. The rest of what you wrote was a fan being a fan.

Come on, look at the record the last decade, all winning seasons. Just admit it, they know how to draft and bring people in. Plus with our staff its going to be inevitable.

They have the best coach and quarterback combination of today and perhaps ever. Still the two best at what they do, and have an arsenal of extremely talented runningbacks of many different styles, one that can receive as good as we've seen since Kevin Faulk, a better and younger version of Wes Welker in Danny Amendola which is actually Wes 2.5. If Julian Edelman stays healthy who knows how good he can be. And two very talented and versatile rookie receivers with physicality, speed, smarts and hands ... not to mention that offensive line and Gronk coming back earlier then expected is a possibility. And with drafting OLB/DE Jamie Collins and Michael Buchanan, adding interrior pash rush help for Wilfork with Tommy Kelly and Armstead, re-signing CB Aqib Talib, very talented CB Ras-I Dowling getting healthy, second year players DE Chandler Jones, Don'ta Hightower, and FS Tavon Wilson possibly rising, moving Devin McCourty to FS where he is very good and signing all-pro SS Adrian Wilson along with signing KR Great Leon Washington and I give Miami no chance to dethrone NE.

You keep drinking that kool aid!

When people start bringing up late round draft picks as reasons for anything in football I know they are smoking crack. You should have stopped after the first 2 sentences. Your argument would have made much more sense. The rest of what you wrote was a fan being a fan.

Come on, look at the record the last decade, all winning seasons. Just admit it, they know how to draft and bring people in. Plus with our staff its going to be inevitable.

The Patriots have proven to be relatively mediocre at drafting over the last 5 or so years. The single thing that separates the Pats from other teams has been the passing game and that passing game has relied on the stellar play of Tom Brady and at generally two top notch players receiving the ball. Welker + Gronkowski, Moss, Hernandez etc. Now Welker and Hernandez are gone. Gronkowski looks like he is falling apart (the concern on him coming out was injury related) and they have entirely suspect corps of receivers left. Danny Amendola has never been the YAC player that Welker has been, and he has been extremely brittle. He also has not played a down in NE, so he has a new system, a new QB and enormous shoes to fill. Beyond two brittle players in Amendola and Gronk, the Pats have little else that could/should scare most teams. Yes, I believe they will be competitive. As long as Tom Brady is taking snaps in NE they will remain competitive, but I see nothing scary about their passing game currently, and I've never been scared of their running game._________________"22 players are involved in every football play. To value precisely the activity of one of them, it is first necessary to account for the actions of the other 21"

I think if Miami can sweep the Pats this year they win the Division, a split or lose both and Miami is fighting for a wild card.
I honestly think for the first time in a long time that Miami is only one more year away from being an AFC power house team agian.
That Pats are fast aproaching the end of their era as the AFC east power team and it looks as if Miami is poised to take over control in the east in another year or two.

I honestly think for the first time in a long time that Miami is only one more year away from being an AFC power house team agian.

How nice is it that we can talk about this

I agree the Pats are not scary, the Bills worry me more, though Tom Brady is great at what he does, he is can only throw the ball someone has to catch it and do something with it. And if he gets hurt, well the Pats will probably be drafting in the top next season._________________

The Pats will win the division easily. They may lose one game and it could be against Miami but I expect them to finish 12-4, 11-5 like always and Miami will finish second. People seem to forget the Pats have slowly gone back to a offense similar to when Clock Killing Corey Dillon was toting the rock. They still have that clog in the middle of the defense in Wilfork and young talent around him. I will never pick Miami to win the division until Tanney shows me he is the franchise QB. I have yet to be convinced of that._________________"Yesterday Is History, Tomorrow Is A Mystery, And Today Is A Gift. That Is Why It Is Called The Present.""
— — Master Oogway from Kung Fu Panda

Sounds like the Patriots Pass Defense might be god awful if Brady is completing that high of a percentage of passes.

So long as teams are playing against themselves we learn nothing. If Tannehill throws picks it could well be that our defense is killing it. As I said, we know nothing until the games start week 1._________________"22 players are involved in every football play. To value precisely the activity of one of them, it is first necessary to account for the actions of the other 21"